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Recognised as Colour

#457FEC

  • #457FEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#457FEC is a blue with RGB values 69, 127, 236 and HSL 219°, 81%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#457FEC#457FEC
HEX#457FEC
RGBrgb(69, 127, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.498, 0.9255
RGB percentages27.1%, 49.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 81.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 70.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK70.8%, 46.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,554,732
CSS custom property--colour: #457FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#BA8013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#468BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E7BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0099AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB245
Analogous#45D2EC, #5F45EC
Triadic#EC457F, #7FEC45
Split complementary#EC5F45, #D2EC45
Tetradic#EC45D3, #ECB245, #45EC5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D0DFFA
Lighter +20%#A2BFF5
Lighter +10%#739FF1
Darker −10%#185FE6
Darker −20%#134CB8
Darker −30%#0E398A
Darker −40%#09265C
More saturated +25%#3279FF
Less saturated −25%#5F87D2

Channel breakdown

R69
G127
B236
Red69 (27.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue219.16°
Saturation (HSL)81.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 7F · B EC

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